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Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

Point of Rocks is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Point of Rocks is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Point of Rocks: 308

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nevada (2) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point of Rocks.

  • Sidney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Potter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peetz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
    • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <3>
  • Dix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Dix is located in Kimball County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <3>
  • Gurley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
    • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
  • Lorenzo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
    • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
  • Colton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in Cheyenne County
  • Kimball
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point of Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point of Rocks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point of Rocks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point of Rocks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point of Rocks. See our Newspapers Page for Point of Rocks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Point of Rocks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point of Rocks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point of Rocks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cheyenne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point of Rocks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.